The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-07-10
BEATS ENOCH ARDEN.
A True Story of Love, Separation,
Re-marriage and Reunion.

The following story from life, which
decidedly discounts the romance OF
Enoch Arden, was completely CO robor-
ated in the West End last evening:
Years ago, in the mining town of Ponto
Pool, nesting among the mountains of
the coast of Wales. George Poland and
Mary Davis were married amid the great
reioicings of their many friends. All
things at first conspired to make their
welded life a happy one. and as the
yea passed by children blessed their
humble home. Poland had risen and
became an engineer at one of the mines,
and Mrs Poland was the landlady of a
country inn. Poland's work necessitated
his absence from home several nights in
the week. A domestic servant led the
husband after one of his departures to
doubt his wife's fd, lily. His pride being
injured, and being a quick tempered
man, he upbraided Mrs. Poland She IN
turn answered him hastily, and he, in
the heat of his passion, cast her off.
Rushing out of the house. he never
Rested until on board a steamer bound
for America.
He came to Pittsburg and obtained
work in one of the coal mines near the
city. There he worked steadily and
endeavored to forget the woman of whom
he believed that she had Wronged him
in far OF Wales After being in
America a few months, he received a
letter from a friend in his old home,
which stated that his wife was i'll aid
would never recover.
In 1851 Poland met Mrs. Mary Simp-
son, widow who kept boarding houte
at BanksvIlle, and, being informed that
his wife was dead, he proposed and was
accepted by the widow as her husband.
They were quietly married which was
not generally known to their friends,
and their married life passed without
serious disturbance until 1885, when
they were separated in romantic way.
One summer day, two years ago.
travel tired, little lady walked inlo the
"Old Stone Tavern, on the Washing
ton pike, and, with pronounced WEIGH
accent, asked where George Poland
resided. The proprietor jokingly asked
her if she was his wife. She replied that
she was with such seriousness that the
host determined to send for Poland. as
he was a particular friend of his. The
long separated couple met in the dining
left them TO tell their stories.
Mrs. Poland then explained that after |
a few years of toll and struggle without |
success, she determined to coE1e to |
America and find her husband. Drift |
ing to Wlkesbarre, "a, her sons OBJ
tanned work in the mines, and we're
loiDg well. Of Poland she heard moth
ng until two years ago, when family |
rom PittsDurg moved to Wilkesbarre,
and told the woman where her husband |
vas. She came on to this city, and
.Ound him married to another woman
He had little TO say, but she determined
20 leave him to enj1 his second welded |
and in his company returned |
% WIlkesbarre.
Poland came back to this city but did /
not liv.. with the second wife, who soon
fell i'll and died, it is said,
rom the result of brOoding over the
great crime she thought she had com
nitted. Poland boarded with one of the
-wo children of his second wife, but
alter he furnished a house OF his own
and had his daughter keep house for
him, until several weeks ago when she
eft him.
Deserted by his former friends, old
and partially blind from the result of
an accident, he. upon the advice of a
riend, wrote to his first wife, begging
her forgiveness for the wrong he had |
lone her, aud pleading VI tn her to come
pack to him. She consented, and arrived |
n town last Tuesday.
The old couple Poland being now
over 20 years of age, and Mrs. Poland
lew years yolngeI) were seen last even
ng, vending their way to grocery |
store 10 Law in q stock of provisions, as |
happy as any young married couple !
beginning life Notwithstanding
Dispatch.